Chalk-holder.



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11T. PRIMUS & E. G. BGGLBSTON.

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` CHAN-HOLDER.

Patented March 13, 1906.

Appucamnea october 30,1905. serial No. 285.111.

l county of Benton and State of Iowa, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Chalk-Holders; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification. A Y

This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in chalk-holders,forming a within the casing, making it impossible to the chalk isnearlyy remove the same until used up.

The invention consistsin various details of constructionand combinationsand arran ments of parts, which will be hereinafter ly described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

Our invention isillustrated in the accom panyingdrawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved chalk-holder. Fi 2 isasectional view longitudinally throug the device; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the parts disassembled, two of the partsbeing in section.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a casing,

which may be of any shape, referably conforming to the shape of a'blocof chalk commonly used for coating the tips of billiardcues. Said casinghas open ends, one end being providedI with a flange A to retain therotate with a spindle K, journaled in the op-} posite `walls of the capor closure N. Said U- 4 shaped member is held to the inner end ofdrawings.

` said closure` by means of the threaded end of theeyebolt Q, whichpasses through the top of the closure and fits a threaded aperture insaid member C.. Said closure has two indentures J J formed parallel toeach other'and adjacent to the marginal edges thereof and affording twoinwardly-extending ribs which vare disposed one upon either edge ofsaidmember C', thereby holding the latter securely from turning. One endofsaid spindle is hollow, the wall thereof being angular G may fit saidaperture and afford means for rocking the shaft for the purpose ofthrowing the angled portions of said member C into engagement with theindentures formed in the receptacle which' holds the chalk, as shownclearly in the sectional view of the It will be noted that said member Cis so constructed that the angled ends thereof will normally .be out ofvengagement with the indentures formed in the chalkholder, but that whenthe wings on said reel are' turned in opposite directions', with theirends engagin the indentures inthe arms of the member and when the caporclosure is telescoped within the casing, so that the apertures T and Tcome into registration witheach other, said angled portions C willengage the indentures Bin the chalk-holding receptacle.

` From the foregoing it will be observed that by the provisionof theapparatus shown and described in our invention a simple andv efficientmeans is afforded for lockin the block of chalk within the casing, whichbe VSuspended by means of a string within convenient reach of a persondesiring to use the chalk, and when it is desired to replenish the chalkthe same may be done by the simple use of the'key,which may be inserted.in the hollow spindle yon-which the reel is mounted, causing saidwingsto be thrown out of engagement with the resilient arms of said Voutlinedin cross-section in order that a key atter may roo member C', thus,causing said arms to withdraw from 'the indentures B, allowing the.closure to 'be removed;

ended receptacle with indentured walls, one l end thereof having aninwardly-turned flange, a closure telescoping within said receptacle, amember having resilient angled arms carried by said closure,and meansfor IIO throwing the angled ends of said arms into indentures formed inthe walls of said receptacles, as set forth.

2. Adevice for holding chalk comprising an open-ended receptacle,` oneend of which has inwardly-turned iiang'es,l two of the opposite walls ofsaid receptacle beingl indentured, a closure telescoping within saidreceptacle, a U-shaped member fixed to said closure and having resilientarms, the ends of which are angled, and means for throwing said angledends into said indentures whereby the closure may be locked within thecasing, as set forth.

3. A device for holding chalk comprising an open-ended receptacle, oneend of which has inwardly-turned flanges, two of the opposite walls ofsaid receptacle being indentured, a closure telescoping within saidreceptacle, a U-shaped member fixed to said closure" and havingresilient arms, the endsof which are angled, a rotatable shaft journaledwithin said closure and having oppositely-disposed wings which areadapted to throw the angled ends of said member into said indentures ofthe casing, as set forth.

Li.. A device for holding chalk comprising an open-ended receptacle, oneend of which has inwardly-turned flanges, two of the opposite walls ofsaid receptacle being indentured, a closure telescoping within saidreceptacle, a U-shaped member fixed to said closure and having resilientarms, the ends of which are angled7 a shaft journaled in the walls ofsaid closure and having one end hollow adapted to receive a key,oppositely-disposed wings upon said shaft designed to engage indenftures in the armsof said member wherebyY the angled ends of said membermay be thrown into indentures in said receptacle, as set forth.

5. A chalk-holder' comprising an openended receptacle, one end of whichhas an inwardlyturned flange, indentures formed in the op osite walls ofsaid receptacle, a closure a apted to telescope within the receptacle, aU-shaped locking member having resilient arms which are indentured andprovided with angled ends, a screw-eye passing through the end of theclosure and engaging said member, a rotatable shaft havingoppositely-disposed wings designed to engage the indentures of said armsto hold the angled ends thereof into the indentures in said receptacle,as set forth.

6. A chalk-holder comprising an openended receptacle, one end of whichhas an inwardly-turned flange, indentures formed in the opposite wallsof said receptacle, a closure adapted to telescope within thereceptacle, a U-shaped locking member having re silient arms which areindentured and provided with angled ends, a screw-eye passing throughthe end. of the closure and engaging said member, a rotatable shafthaving oppositely-disposed wings designed to engage the indentures ofsaid arms to hold the angled ends thereof into the indentures in saidreceptacle, and ribs formed in the end of said closure and adapted tohold said member from turning, as set forth.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aHix our signatures in the presence oftwo witnesses.

F. T. PRIMUS. ED. G. EGGLESTON. Witnesses:

JOHN LORENZ, ARTHUR WHITE

